Here at StreetAuthority, we spend a great deal of time focusing on dividend-paying stocks. Rising dividend payments have become the hallmark of the modern investing era as companies begin to return… Read More

We’re just a few weeks away from the one-year anniversary of the much-hyped initial public offering (IPO) for Facebook (Nasdaq: FB). The social media giant had developed so quickly while it was still a private company… Read More

This is a true story. A man walks into a Target store and asks to see the manager. The manager asks if he can help and the man produces an advertisement that his daughter had received in the mail at their home. It was for diapers, wet wipes, strollers and… Read More

In the past 30 years, hundreds of thousands of people have been given a second chance after battling cancer. Many of these cancer survivors have long been in remission, but there’s still reason for concern. Cancer kills more than 500,000 Americans every… Read More

Banks have taken a beating since the collapse of the U.S. housing bubble. These financial institutions quickly became mere shadows of their past selves as unfettered lending practices, fueled by speculation and out-of-control greed, knocked the once-mighty companies to their knees.#-ad_banner-# The… Read More

I recently heard from an old friend. He told me of his battle with colon cancer. His doctors had given him a 30% chance of surviving, but thanks a new generation of powerful anti-cancer drugs, his cancer has been in remission for nearly five years now. You probably know someone… Read More

As we head toward Memorial Day weekend, summer travel plans are being discussed around many kitchen tables. Americans are hitting the road again, packing hotels in major cities as some national parks brace for a record number of visitors. Many conversations in foreign languages… Read More

The Wall Street crowd is starting to get the picture.   On the cover of a recent issue of Fortune magazine: “The Death of Cash,” an article… Read More

Editor’s Note: Starting today, we will begin featuring guest essays from some of the foremost investing experts in the financial publishing industry every Monday. Today’s essay comes to us from Tom Dyson, publisher of The Palm Beach Letter. Read More

After more than three decades in this business, I sometimes feel as if I’ve seen it all. I never expected Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) to drop 43.1% from its high last September. But neither have I forgotten about the equally surprising 65.3% fall from grace five years ago… Read More